The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving

682: Founder and CEO of High Alpha Innovation, Elliott Parker. The Illusion of Innovation (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with the author of The Illusion of Innovation: Escape "Efficiency" and Unleash Radical Progress, Ellio

681: Harvard's Cornelia Choe on How Great Leaders See Differently

Cornelia Choe explains why being right is no longer enough for leaders operating in environments of constant change. She calls the problem "perspective blindness": we may

680: Psychotherapist, Glenn Hutchinson, on Why Good People Cheat: What Infidelity Reveals About Decision-Making

Glenn Hutchinson, a psychotherapist who developed the personality science behind the assessments used by Match.com, explores one of the most misunderstood aspects of infi

679: Director of the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research Center at MIT, Amos Winter on Global by Design

Amos Winter, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research Center at MIT, explains how innovators can create high-p

678: Social Organizational Psychologist, Jeremy Pollack, on Why Smart Leaders Still Fail at Conflict Resolution

Jeremy Pollack, PhD, argues that most workplace conflicts cannot be resolved by negotiating solutions alone. Before people can solve a problem together, they must first f

677: Global by Design: Vijay Govindarajan on Building Better Innovations

Vijay Govindarajan, Coxe Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and co-author of Global by Design, explains how innovations developed for emerging

676: The key strategy question most boards do not answer, and cannot answer

Porsche just announced workforce cuts because of dropping sales in China. Every board reads that as an operations problem. It isn't. It's a risk problem — and it's the wr

675: Porsche to Cut 5000 More Jobs After Sales Collapse. Here's What Their Strategy Is Missing

Michael has said, all other things being equal, there's only a 10% chance of this working.  Porsche just announced 5,000 more job cuts ,on top of 3,900 already gone. Th

674: Social Psychologist, Owen Fitzpatrick on Why the Most Dangerous Propaganda Is the Story You Tell Yourself

Owen Fitzpatrick has spent years studying propaganda, belief systems, and decision-making in places such as North Korea, Rwanda, Afghanistan, and Iran. In this conversati

673: Why Immigrants Outperform. 3 Traits You Can Build Without Immigrating

Learn the immigrant success mindset and how to build resilience. See how specific challenges foster growth for anyone.    Many assume the immigrant experience is only def

672: How Relying on ChatGPT or Claude Destroys Your Career

I had a coaching call this month where my client could not put his thinking together. He said to me that he wished he had ChatGPT right now. He could do this before. I ha

671: What World Cup Football Reveals About Strategy. The Fundamentals Problem

Most teams don't lose because of poor strategy. They lose because they abandoned the fundamentals. The World Cup proves it — and so does your business or career. In this

670: Harvard MBA Manisha Thakor on Hungry Ghost Mindset, How to Stop Being a Workaholic, Dealing with Work Addiction (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with the author of MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your "Enough", Manisha Thakor. In this book, Manish

669: Stop Making Stupid Investments (with Founder of The Ultimate Investor, David Leiter)

David Leiter learned one of investing's hardest lessons while sitting on a trading desk during the dot-com boom. After watching seemingly everyone around him get rich, he

668: Private Equity Firm CEO, Rick Walker, on Power, Success and Getting Results (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with an experienced founder, leader, and thinker across a variety of domains, Rick Walker. In this e

667: The Experience Economy Is Selling You Belonging

People will save for four years, eat less, and travel across the world to watch their team play. Kris and Michael walk through Berlin during the World Cup and ask what th

666: How to Overcome Career Frustrations with New York University's Dr. Tessa West (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with the author of Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You, Dr. Tessa West. In her book, Dr. Tess

665: Google's Laura Mae Martin on How to Be Productive (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with the author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing, Laura Mae Martin.

664: Negotiations in B2B Sales and Day to Day Leadership Situations with Andres Lares (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with the co-author of Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions, Andres Lares. Th

663: Ex McKinsey and LBS Lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes, on High Growth Strategy (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times, Dr.